Mitt's Media Blame Game

By

Jason L. Riley

Sept. 25, 2012 10:07 a.m. ET

According to a poll by the Pew Research Center, Mitt Romney's unfavorable rating is now 50% (versus 42% for President Obama), which is the highest negative rating of any presidential candidate of either party in a quarter-century.

Since pulling even in the polls after the Paul Ryan pick and the GOP convention last month, the Romney campaign has stumbled repeatedly. First came the ill-timed comments following the embassy and consulate attacks in Cairo and Libya. Next came the emergence of a video shot earlier this year in...